Impera Bus & Coach

[First Class]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach
Out of interest, why/how are these route numbers being chosen?

In my experience, it is better to stick to a format used by other operators, so customers see service consistency, and are more likely to at least stop the bus and ask the driver where it goes, rather than seeing a very unusual route number, (e.g. 1A), and letting it past.

The route numbering system on the Wirral, for the most part, is 4xx.

So 401*, 416, 447, 498 would all seem better choices for me, if I was the customer, especially if coming from Liverpool.

Yes I know about the previous 401, so maybe a new number.

The (First) 1 route is an established and known route. It is perhaps confusing that the 1A is a completely different route, rather than just a First 1 journey with a slightly altered route.
Letters should be used for route variations, not for a normal route IMO, in Merseyside, A, serving Airport, C being Industrial Estate, D, Serving Dale St Peaks, X being Express, E being Short Journey, N for Night Bus.